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Benedict was plagued by insomnia almost 'constantly' during his time as pope from 2005 to 2013, according to a letter seen by a German news magazine.
The Holy See, the government of the Roman Catholic Church, said the body of the Pope Emeritus will lie in the historic site so that 'the faithful can bid farewell.'
Benedict stunned the world on February 11, 2013 when he announced in soft-spoken Latin that he no longer had the strength to run the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic Church he had steered for eight years
The ex-pontiff - who became first to resign in 600 years when he stood down nine years ago - died on Saturday in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.
On Wednesday, Pope Francis revealed that his 95-year-old predecessor was 'very ill' and went to see him in his home in the Vatican Gardens. He is said to have experienced difficulty breathing